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Price 

Refiner and Gas Plant Operator Sales Prices of Residual Fuel Oil1 

1978 

1979 

1980 

1981 

1982 

1983 

1984 

1985 

1986 

Average 

Average 

Average 

Average 

Average 

Average 

January 

February 

March 

April 

May 

June 

July 

August 

September 

October 

November 

December 

Average 

January 

February 

March 

April 

May 

June 

July 

August 

September 

October 

November 

December 

Average 

January 

February 

March 

April 

May 

Junet 

Residual Fuel Oil 

Sulfur Content Le u 

Than or Equal to 1 Percent 

Sale* for Sale* to 

Resale 

29.3 

45.0 

60.8 

74.8 

69.5 

64.3 

71.0 

71.4 

70.5 

69.2 

68.3 

69.8 

66.8 

65.6 

65.9 

66.8 

66.8 

67.5 

68.5 

67.6 

67.6 

66.2 

63.0 

58.1 

54.9 

56.4 

55.1 

60.1 

60.1 

57.8 

60.7 

60.9 

57.1 

43.9 

37.6 

31.7 

30.5 

30.1 

End Users 

31.4 

46.8 

67.5 

82.9 

74.7 

69.5 

73.6 

75.1 

73.1 

73.1 

72.7 

73.2 

71.5 

69.5 

70.0 

70.8 

70.4 

70.5 

72.0 

71.1 

71.2 

70.1 

67.5 

61.2 

59.9 

58.9 

57.7 

62.8 

63.6 

61.7 

62.6 

64.5 

62.0 

49.0 

42.7 

36.8 

35.0 

32.3 

Residual Fuel Oil 

Sulfur Content 

Greater Than 1 Percent 

Sales for 

Resale 

Sales to 

End Users 

Cents per gallon, excluding tax 

24.5 

36.6 

47.9 

62.2 

57.2 

59.1 

62.3 

65.7 

61.9 

64.7 

65.0 

66.1 

64.0 

62.7 

63.8 

64.3 

63.6 

63.3 

63.9 

63.3 

63.4 

60.8 

58.7 

53.4 

50.6 

52.8 

52.1 

53.1 

52.3 

50.7 

52.2 

55.9 

49.5 

36.3 

28.3 

25.8 

R23.5 

23.0 

27.5 

38.9 

52.3 

67.3 

61.1 

61.1 

64.6 

65.8 

64.7 

66.5 

67.4 

68.9 

66.7 

65.0 

64.9 

65.8 

65.8 

65.6 

65.9 

66.5 

66.3 

65.0 

61.9 

58.0 

52.8 

54.6 

53.7 

54.8 

53.8 

52.8 

54.4 

58.4 

52.9 

42.7 

35.7 

30.1 

26.8 

26.8 

Sales for 

Resale 

26.3 

39.9 

52.8 

66.3 

61.2 

60.9 

64.8 

67.5 

64.5 

66.2 

66.0 

67.2 

65.0 

63.6 

64.5 

65.1 

64.6 

64.6 

65.4 

64.7 

65.0 

62.4 

60.2 

54.9 

52.4 

53.9 

53.2 

56.1 

54.9 

53.6 

55.0 

57.6 

51.7 

38.7 

31.6 

28.0 

R26.5 

26.2 

Average 

Sales to 

End Users 

29.8 

43.6 

60.7 

75.6 

67.6 

65.1 

69.0 

70.4 

68.5 

69.1 

69.5 

71.0 

69.0 

67.1 

67.5 

67.8 

67.9 

67.7 

68.7 

68.4 

68.7 

67.2 

64.1 

59.5 

55.6 

56.4 

55.8 

58.6 

58.3 

56.8 

58.2 

61.1 

57.1 

45.8 

39.0 

33.0 

30.1 

29.8 

•Sales for Resale are those made to purchasers who are other-than-ultimate consumers, that is, wholesale sales. Sales to End Users are 

those made directly to the ultimate consumer including bulk customers such as agriculture, industry, and utilities, as well as residential 

and commercial customers. 

tPreliminary data. R = Revised data. 

Notes: • Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia. 

•Prices prior to January 1983 are Energy Information Administration estimates. See Note 6 in the Notes and Sources for this section for 

additional information. 

Sources: 'See the Notes and Sources for this section. 

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